representative

representative 代表的，典型的，代表

来自 represent,呈现，代表，描绘。

representative (adj.)

"serving to represent," late 14c., from Old French representatif (early 14c.), from Medieval Latin repraesentativus, from stem of Latin repraesentare (see represent). Meaning "standing for others" is from 1620s; in the political sense of "holding the place of the people in the government, having citizens represented by chosen persons" is first recorded 1620s. Meaning "pertaining to or founded on representation of the people" is from 1640s.

representative (n.)

1640s, "example, type," from representative (adj.); 1690s in sense of "member of a legislative body."

1. Professor Baker is unacquainted with the idea of representative democracy.

贝克教授并不熟悉“代议制民主”这一思想。

2. Voters are interested in the representative's ability to bring home the bacon.

选民感兴趣的是代表能否兑现承诺。

3. "The community are getting impatient," said a representative of the Residents' Association.

“社区居民开始不耐烦了，”居民协会的一位代表说。

4. She had a stressful job as a sales representative.

作为一名销售代表，她的工作压力很大。

5. The legal profession is starting to be less elitist and more representative.

法律行业正开始变得更具平民性，不像从前那么精英化。

【representative, deputy, substitute, agent, delegate】
这组词都有“代表、代理人”的意思，其区别是：
representative: 一般指被选举或委派代表某人或一些人或某个较大团体的人，其职务有时是较长期的。
deputy: 指上级授权代理行事的代表，特指被选择为执行全部或部分公务的人。
substitute: 主要强调某人或某物可以用来代替别的人或物的作用。
agent: 普通用词，通常指经授权代理另一个人或团体，或指在双方之间代表一方起中间作用的人。
delegate: 指一般被派参加某一会议的代表。